Joey D and I talk endlessly about whether or not to sell our house, move somewhere warm, or just stay here where it is convenient and keep updating our home for our pleasure and comfort (I’m currently renovating our master closet!). We inevitably land back on staying here, at least not selling, even if we […]
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I’ve never been what you would call graceful. I’m pretty clumsy in fact. And getting older isn’t helping that situation at all. Here’s a little story to illustrate. The other night I was getting ready for bed, later than usual at 12:30, and I drew a bath. I have a nice big Jacuzzi style soaking […]
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They finally got me. I’ve been resisting taking any daily drug my whole life. I only took birth control pills for a few months before deciding that I didn’t like the idea of altering my hormones. They must be doing something unnatural to my body for them to keep me from getting pregnant, I reasoned, […]
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Time for another anniversary, this time a happy one. Joey D and I celebrate our 32nd wedding anniversary today. Usually he’s out of town and we celebrate the weekend after, but because of some travel hassles, he missed his flight this morning and had to reschedule to tomorrow, so now we can have a nice […]
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Today is the one year anniversary of my mother’s death. I was privileged to be with her, holding her hand as she drifted off. It wasn’t dramatic, it wasn’t a surprise, it just peacefully happened as we expected it would, since we had been working with Hospice care at her house for a while. It’s […]
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What is it with traffic circles (or roundabouts, as they are called in transportation lingo)? People can’t seem to figure out how to enter them, what side they should be on, and they are a-scairt. Developed to ease traffic flow, they are still a mystery to many drivers (or at least the ones I am […]
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It’s sunny, it’s warm, it’s a beautiful day. My kids are home to celebrate mother’s day with me, and I’m so happy to be with them. Because now I am the only mother. This is the first year that I won’t bring my Mom over for a family celebration. She died in July. Yesterday, my […]
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I’m a little worried about my memory. I laugh it off as being blonde, or preoccupied, or too busy. But I forget a lot of stuff. I mean, I forget stuff I just talked about sometimes, when I didn’t write down something and was sure I would remember it. Or someone that I used to […]
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Sheesh, youth is wasted on the young, to quote George Bernard Shaw. Similar to how no one really told me how pregnancy and motherhood would suck, no one is talking about the many disappointments us baby boomers have to deal with. Yeah, yeah, there are fabulous parts to being a mother too, but let’s face […]
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Back from vacation, too short, or too long, depending on which way you look at it. A five night jaunt to Grand Lucayan on Grand Bahama Island because it was easy to get to for both me and my friend Lin from Georgia. We met up in Charlotte and flew together to the Bahamas on […]
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